صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرهاThe Book of Prayer - Travellers
باب اسْتِحْبَابِ صَلاَةِ الضُّحَى وَأَنَّ أَقَلَّهَا رَكْعَتَانِ وَأَكْمَلَهَا ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَأَوْسَطَهَا أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ أَوْ سِتٌّ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَى الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَيْهَا:Chapter: It is recommended to pray Duha, the least of which is two rak`ah, the best of which is eight, and the average of which is four or six, and encouragement to do so regularly
وحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُرَّةَ مَوْلَى أُمِّ هَانِئٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ ، قَالَ : " أَوْصَانِي حَبِيبِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَلَاثٍ ، لَنْ أَدَعَهُنَّ مَا عِشْتُ ، بِصِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ، وَصَلَاةِ الضُّحَى ، وَبِأَنْ لَا أَنَامَ حَتَّى أُوتِرَ " .
Abu Murra, the freed slave of Umm Hani, narrated on the authority of Abu Darda': My Friend (ﷺ) instructed me in three (acts), and I would never abandon them as long as I live. (And these three things are): Three fasts during every month, the forenoon prayer, and that I should not sleep till I have observed the Witr prayer.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1433. Commentary:
➊ According to Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah, in this narration the words [في الحضر والسفر] "during travel and at home" are not authentic.
➋ These individuals were certainly devoted to the night prayer (tahajjud). However, in accordance with the instruction of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, they used to perform witr before sleeping.
➌ In these ahadith, there is facilitation and encouragement for those who work and for students of knowledge, that they may perform the night prayer (qiyam al-layl) in the first part of the night.
➊ According to Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah, in this narration the words [في الحضر والسفر] "during travel and at home" are not authentic.
➋ These individuals were certainly devoted to the night prayer (tahajjud). However, in accordance with the instruction of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, they used to perform witr before sleeping.
➌ In these ahadith, there is facilitation and encouragement for those who work and for students of knowledge, that they may perform the night prayer (qiyam al-layl) in the first part of the night.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1433
